Add Questions from the Question Bank

Customize your MindTap activities by adding pre-written questions.

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Courses using Standard MindTap have an eBook icon in the toolbar.

Editing is not available for all activities.

  1. At the top of the activities list, turn on Edit​ .

  2. To expand chapter and activity folders, click Expand.

  3. Click Edit next to an activity.

  4. At the bottom of the activity settings editor, click Edit Activity Options.

  5. At the bottom of the activity, click Add Question From Question Bank.

    The question bank for your course opens.

    The question bank with 0 questions selected and no filters applied.
  6. Filter the question bank to find questions you want.

    You can filter the question bank by:

    • Questions not in use
    • Chapters
    • Question Type
    • Learning Objectives
  7. To preview a question, click Preview.

  8. Select questions to add.

    The question bank with two questions selected.
  9. Click Add to Activity.

    The question bank closes and the activity editor shows the activity with the added questions.

  10. Click Save and Close to save your activity changes and close the activity editor.

  1. Open the activity editor.

    To do this:

    Do this:

    Edit an activity on the learning path

    Click Activity context menu Edit activity title and content.

    Edit an activity from the Activity Bank

    1. Click + Activity Activity Add from Activity Bank.
    2. Click an activity.
    3. Click Edit.

    Create a new activity

    1. Click + Activity Activity Create New.
    2. Click either Create Activity or Create Activity with Question Pools.
  2. Click Browse Question Bank.

  3. Filter the question bank to find questions you want.

    Browse questions by:

    • Question Type
    • Question Source
    • Categorization
    • Difficulty
    • Chapter/Subchapter
    • Certification
  4. To search question content, enter your search criteria in Find by content and click Search.

  5. To preview a question, click Preview.

    To view the question answer, click Check Answer.

  6. To view more questions, click Previous or Next at the top or bottom of the question list.

  7. Select questions and click Add Question(s).

  8. Click Back to return to the activity editor.

  9. Click Save.

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